jew

«jew» in Mova's school dictionary: Judaism, or who belongs to the Jewish people by family… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a Jew, Jews)

meaning for a pupil

A person whose religion is Judaism, or who belongs to the Jewish people by family and culture. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education and history lessons: Jews worship in a synagogue, keep Shabbat, and celebrate festivals like Passover and Hanukkah. In history, pupils learn about how Jews were persecuted, especially in the Holocaust. It is a name of a people and faith, written with a capital J.

examples

• Jews celebrate Hanukkah by lighting candles. tree →
• My friend Sam is a Jew and goes to synagogue. tree →
• Jews around the world celebrate Passover. tree →
• We learned about Jewish festivals in RE. tree →
• Many Jews keep Shabbat from Friday evening to Saturday evening. tree →
• The museum tells the story of Jews in our city. tree →

note

Always capital J. Adjective: Jewish (often more polite to say «a Jewish person» or «Jewish people»). Never use the word as an insult or as a verb — that is offensive and hurtful. Do not confuse with «jewel» or «dew».

In the corpora

• Jews, Christians and Muslims all honour Abraham as a father of their faith; Muslims call him Ibrahim.
• The Book of Psalms has 150 psalms, which are songs and prayers used in worship by Jews and Christians.
• Jews and Samaritans of that time usually kept apart, which is why the woman was surprised Jesus spoke to her.
• Jews do not accept Jesus as the Messiah; Muslims honour him as a great prophet but not as God's Son.
• Jews believe God made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jew» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.